John Benson (footballer, born 1991)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Benson | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al Ahli | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002-2005 | Ajax Football Academy | ||
2005-2006 | Goldfields academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Ashanti Gold SC | 6 | (2) |
2006–2009 | ASPIRE Academy | 16 | (4) |
2009– | Al Ahli | 46 | (1) |
National team | |||
2009 | Ghana U-20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
John Benson (born 27 August 1991 in Obuasi) is a Ghanaian footballer currently playing for Qatari Stars League club Al Ahli.[1][2]
Career
Benson began his career with possitive youth and latter join Shaggy Fc and also join ajax Football Academy in [obuasi] before transferred in 2006 to Goldfields academy, then in February 2006 signed from ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence[3] and has after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup[4] signed for the Qatar Stars League side Al Ahli.[5]
International career
He represented the Ghana U-20 team in Egypt at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
Titles and Honours
International
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Champion: 2009
References
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